Genesis 46:31 Cross References - NSB

³¹ Joseph said to his brothers and the rest of his father’s family: »I must go and tell the king that my brothers and all my father’s family, who were living in Canaan, have come to me.

¹⁶ When the news reached the palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, the king and his officials were pleased. ¹⁷ The king said to Joseph: »Tell your brothers to load their animals and to return to the land of Canaan. ¹⁸ »Have them get their father and their families and come back here. I will give them the best of the land in Egypt. They will have more than enough to live on. ¹⁹ »Tell them to take wagons with them from Egypt to bring their wives and small children and to bring their father with them. ²⁰ »They should not worry about leaving their possessions behind. The best in the whole land of Egypt will be theirs.«

¹ Joseph took five of his brothers and went to the king. He told him: »My father and my brothers have come from Canaan with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own. They are now in the region of Goshen.« ² Then he presented his brothers to the king. ³ The king asked: »What is your occupation?« »We are shepherds, Sir, just as our ancestors were,« they answered.

³ He was of the same trade as Paul. So he stayed with them and worked at their tentmaker trade.

¹¹ Both he who sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all from one. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them »brothers«.